Although I'd read lots of books and knew more than other kids my age, I still believed the silliest things... For example, someone told me that a nettle didn't sting you if it was plucked (i.e. it only "worked" if it was still on the ground). And so, once I got mad at my sister, picked up a nettle and hit her in the face with it! I was sure it wouldn't hurt much – but she screamed blue murder.
A childhood belief about plants
others believed things like this
- i didn't beleive this, but a kid my sister knew thought if he screamed in a really high voice, he ran faster.Anon
- My sister told me that jellyfish came out of the shower and sting you to death.— Nick (Alex's brother)
- One kid I know believed that because I wear glasses, it wouldn't hurt if he poked my eye.Anon
- I remember back in sunday school that if you stomped on the ground you would hurt satan. Anon
- I used to think people with lots of freckles were playing with crayons and drew dots on their face.— WOW
- My sister told me that if I picked my nose there were snail creatures inside of it that would bite my fingers.Anon